H16.13
Non-billablePhotokeratitis
Photokeratitis
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Snow blindness
- Welders keratitis
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)
Child Codes (4)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- Arc eyeC0339299
- Welder's blindnessC0339299
- Welder's flashC0339299
- Welders keratitisC0339299
- Welders' keratitisC0339299
- Welders' keratitis (disorder)C0339299
- arc eyeC0339299
- eye arcC0339299
- keratitis weldersC0339299
- welder's flashC0339299
- PhotokeratitisC0155078
- Photokeratitis (disorder)C0155078
- Ultraviolet KeratitisC0155078
- photokeratitisC0155078
- Snow blindnessC0271265
- Snow blindness (disorder)C0271265
- snow blindnessC0271265
- snowblindnessC0271265
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for photokeratitis?
The ICD-10-CM code for photokeratitis is H16.13. The full clinical description is "Photokeratitis". H16.13 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
What does ICD-10 code H16.13 mean?
ICD-10-CM code H16.13 represents "Photokeratitis". It is classified under Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is H16.13 a billable code?
No, H16.13 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 4 child codes under H16.13.
What chapter is H16.13 in?
H16.13 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What are the subcategories under H16.13?
H16.13 has 4 child codes, including: H16.131 (Photokeratitis, right eye), H16.132 (Photokeratitis, left eye), H16.133 (Photokeratitis, bilateral), H16.139 (Photokeratitis, unspecified eye).
What are the UMLS CUIs for H16.13?
H16.13 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0339299, C0155078, C0271265. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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